Phan Huy Quat
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- This is a Vietnamese name; the family name is Phan. According to Vietnamese custom, this person properly should be referred to by the given name Quat.
Dr. Phan Huy Quat served as Prime Minister of South Vietnam and also as Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam.
[edit] Biography
In 1964, Phan was appointed by Air Marshal Nguyen Cao Ky to form a new government after General Nguyen Khanh was forced to step down as head of the government and re-assigned as ambassador to France.
In 1965, Nguyen Cao Ky was appointed Prime Minister and Nguyen Van Thieu became President by a special joint meeting of military leaders following the voluntary resignation of civilian President Phan Khac Suu.
| Preceded by Ngo Dinh Diem |
Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam 1954 |
Succeeded by Nguyen Ngoc Tho |
| Preceded by Nguyen Xuan Oanh |
Prime Minister of South Vietnam 1965 |
Succeeded by Nguyen Cao Ky |
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